Civil War History Book: The Battle of Williamsburg - American Civil War Battles, Military Strategy & Historical Accounts | Perfect for History Buffs, Students & Educators

after reading the first chapter I was tempted to put this book aside because of the overt political correctness and stereotyping of slaves and their masters. really................................you had to start out with a slave owner "whipping" his slaves and having sexual relations with the young women slaves. give me a break. the slave dialogue and dialect was stereotypical as well. at least give the characters the dignity they deserved. the author made the cause of the war the abolition of slavery, when in fact it was all about states rights. the slaves who ran away to "freedom" at fort Monroe were not freed, but considered contraband. they went from digging fortifications for the confederate army to digging fortifications for the union army.................where is the freedom in that? the author continually shows his bias in other areas as well. in paragraph 3 of page 179 he talks about "divine intervention" when a bullet was stopped by a small bible in a soldiers pocket. how does he know it was not divine intervention ? the author suggests the book be used in the classroom............................bad idea. this book is full of stereotypes and political correctness. students need the truth. I read the book because I am researching the battle of Williamsburg and it does have some redeeming qualities if you know how to bypass the untruths.